Twenty Years at Hull-House
Easton, 1991. 462 pages. Illustrated by Norah Hamilton. Thick 8vo, gilt stamped blue leather, a.e.g. Easton Press, (1991). Fine. More about Twenty Years at Hull-House
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Twenty Years at Hull-House with Autobiographical Notes.
New York: Macmillan, 1912. Illustrations by Norah Hamilton. 462pp. 8vo, brown cloth, colored pictorial label, edges of corners lightly worn, spine ends rubbed. New York: Macmillan, 1912. More about Twenty Years at Hull-House with Autobiographical Notes
A Century of Progress Exposition: Official View Book
Chicago: The Reuben H. Donnelley Corporation, 1933. Vibrant color illustrations throughout. Slim oblong 8vo, paper wrappers. Chicago: The Reuben H. Donnelley Corporation, (1933). A very good(+) copy. More about A Century of Progress Exposition: Official View Book
The Chicago Historical Society, 1856-1956; An Unconvential Chronicle.
illus. 8vo, cloth, boxed; (ex-lib). N.Y.: Rand McNally, (1956). More about The Chicago Historical Society, 1856-1956; An Unconvential Chronicle
The Great Chicago Fire; Described in Seven Letters by Men and Women Who experienced Its Horrors.
illus. 85pp. 8vo, cloth. Chicago Historical Soc., 1946. vg. More about The Great Chicago Fire; Described in Seven Letters by Men and Women Who experienced Its Horrors
City in a Garden; Homes in the Lincoln Community
Chicago: Lincoln Park Conservation Association, 1963. Many photo Illus. 4to, green cloth, glassine d.w. Chicago: Lincoln Park Conservation Association, 1963. More about City in a Garden; Homes in the Lincoln Community
Gem of the Prairie; An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld.
New York: Knopf, 1940. Illus. 8vo, original 1/2 purple cloth and pictorial boards, d.w. very lightly soiled, boards with tape from an old brodart cover on top and bottom, edges of boards lightly worn. New York: Knopf, 1940. First Edition. More about Gem of the Prairie; An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld
Chicago On Foot; An Architectural Walking Tour
Chicago: Follett Publishing, 1969. Many photo Illus., several maps. 4to, brown cloth, d.w. slightly chipped. Chicago: Follett Publishing, (1969). Very good. More about Chicago On Foot; An Architectural Walking Tour
Chicago's Famous Buildings. Third Edition
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1980. Many photo Illus. Small 8vo, pr. wrs. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1980). Near Fine. More about Chicago's Famous Buildings. Third Edition
Capone; The Man and the Era.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994. Illus. 701pp. 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth, d.w. New York Simon and Schuster, (1994). Very good. More about Capone; The Man and the Era
Three Nights in August; Strategy, Heartbreak, and Joy, Inside the Mind of a Manager
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2005. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (2005). Very good(+) Study of the actions of St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa during a three day series against the Chicago Cubs. More about Three Nights in August; Strategy, Heartbreak, and Joy, Inside the Mind of a Manager
Columbus and Columbia; A Pictorial History of the Man and the Nation
New York: Hunt & Eaton, 1892. Chromolithographs, one folding. Over 500 b/w Illus. Folding street map of Chicago. 832pp. 4to, original decorated blue cloth, folding chromolithograph with a few small tears near edge, with no loss of text, cloth lightly soiled on back cover, corners lightly worn on edges and bumped. New York: Hunt & Eaton, 1892. First Edition Four books in one volume that embrace a review of our country's progress, a complete history of America, a new life... More about Columbus and Columbia; A Pictorial History of the Man and the Nation
The Uses of the Gothic: Planning and Building the Campus of the University of Chicago, 1892-1932.
Chicago: University of Chicago Library, 1983. Photo Illus. 262pp., Oblong 4to, beige cloth, d.w. chipped, some pages at end of book are slightly wavy on bottom margins. Chicago: University of Chicago Library, (1983). More about The Uses of the Gothic: Planning and Building the Campus of the University of Chicago, 1892-1932
The World's Columbian Exposition
Washington: Prservation, 1992. Illustrated. ix + 166 pages, 4to, red cloth, d.w. Washington, D.C.: The Preservation Press, (1992). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. The Chicago World's Fair of 1983. More about The World's Columbian Exposition
The Magic City; A Massive Portfolio of Original Photographic Views of the Great World's Fair and Its Treasures of Art.
New York: Arno Press, 1974. 300 plates. Oblong 4to, tan cloth, portion of d.w. stuck to front flyleaf and last blank page, otherwise very good. New York: Arno Press, 1974. Facsimile of the St. Louis, 1894 edition. More about The Magic City; A Massive Portfolio of Original Photographic Views of the Great World's Fair and...
The Magic City; A Massive Portfolio of Original Photographic Views of the Great World's Fair and Its Treasures of Art.
256 plates. 16 issues. thin, oblong folio, original pr. wrs.; (lacks parts 6 and 18; wrs. detached on parts 1 and 14; front wr. and title page of part 1 dampstained in margins, otherwise very good). Philadelphia: Historical Publishing, 1894. Issued in weekly parts from January 15 to May 14, 1894. Each issue contains 16 plates of the Columbian World's Fair of 1893. More about The Magic City; A Massive Portfolio of Original Photographic Views of the Great World's Fair and...
My Chicago.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Norton, (1992). vg Presentation copy. More about My Chicago
The Midwesterner; The Story of Dwight H. Green.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Chicago: Wilcox & Follett, (1948). vg. More about The Midwesterner; The Story of Dwight H. Green
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Chicago: Lyric Opera of Chicago, 1979. Foreword by Saul Bellow, recollections by Carol Fox, and graphic design by R.D. Scudellari. Patterned endpapers; profusely illustrated with both black-and-white and color photographs, some full-bleed. 233 pages, 4to, orange-y-brown patterned leatherette with decorative gilt spine, dust wrapper (some chipped to upper corners and curling to edges). Chicago: Lyric Opera of Chicago, (1979). A fine copy in a very good(+) wrapper. More about Lyric Opera of Chicago
Facts and Speculations on the Origin and history of Playing Cards.
London: John Russell Smith, 1848. 33 inserted plates, 8 in full color, 17 text illustrations. Rubricated title. Thick 8vo, original purple cloth (spine darkened), gilt spine title, yellow coated endpapers, pp. [viii], 343pp, (some pages unopened). London: John Russell Smith, 1848. First Edition. Very Good (+). Contents include: Gypsies, fortune-telling, tarots, plus a bibliographical references and index. More about Facts and Speculations on the Origin and history of Playing Cards
Chicago; A Pictorial Guide
Stillwater: Voyageur Press, 1995. Many color photo Illus. 95pp. 4to, blue cloth, cloth lightly soiled. (Stillwater): Voyageur Press, (1995). One of 1150 copies. More about Chicago; A Pictorial Guide
American Pharaoh; Mayor Richard J. Daley:
Boston: Little Brown, 2000. His Battle for Chicago and the Nation. Illus. 614pp. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. Boston: Little Brown, (2000). Near Fine Book has remainder marks. More about American Pharaoh; Mayor Richard J. Daley:
The Buildings of the World's Columbian Exposition. Published by Authority
New York: Brentano, 1892. 12 photogravure plates. 4pp. of text. Oblong folio, 1/2 blue cloth, boards soiled, edges of boards worn, front flyleaf with several tears, light foxing to plates. New York: Brentano's, (1892). First Edition. More about The Buildings of the World's Columbian Exposition. Published by Authority
Chicago, 1910-1929, 1930-1970; Building, Planning, and Urban Technology
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1973. Illus. 2 volumes. 8vo, pr. wrs. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1973, 1974). Very good(+) Volume One: 1910-1929. Volume Two: 1930-1970. More about Chicago, 1910-1929, 1930-1970; Building, Planning, and Urban Technology